I did better than expected. I am missing 1 of my grades, but I expect my GPA to be in the 3.59-3.63 range. I go to USC. The mean GPA is 3.3.

USC does not rank past the top 10% (which in the past has been 3.66), so I am not sure where exactly rank - I assume somewhere in the 10-20% range. According to USC, the "variance" from this 3.3 mean is 0.15174, whatever that means...does anyone know if/how I can use this number to estimate my rank on a bell curve?

Do I have a decent shot at getting into GULC early action, or if I maintain my grades next semester, anywhere else in the T14?

Am I the only one who thinks that your prospects in the top 10-20% at USC are better than transferring to GULC and throwing out your GPA? Shouldn't USC place at least the top 15% of its class into BigLaw even ITE?

boilercat wrote:Am I the only one who thinks that your prospects in the top 10-20% at USC are better than transferring to GULC and throwing out your rank? Shouldn't USC place at least the top 15% of its class into BigLaw even ITE?

+1 do you wanna work in socal or california in general? because you have to take that into consideration

make sure you do at least 1 OCI, USC will kick you out of their OCI i think, you might want to see if you will know in time at GULC to do OCI bids, and that your OCI bids are at the same time as GULC 1Ls, if you go last you will be out of it.

If you've already got good grades at USC, is there a reason you're wanting to move to GULC? This question particularly holds if you're planning on practicing in Cali; if you want NYC biglaw, just be cognizant of the fact that Gtown might not serve you well at OCI since you won't have a class rank in their school.

I am interested in transferring for several reasons. Firstly, I am hesitant to wanting to practice law in LA. DC, NYC, and SF all seem much more attractive to me, and I think (am I wrong?) that GULC would give me way more geographic mobility/national prestige. Secondly, I really do not like living in LA, especially near USC. I've always wanted to live in DC and there is big possibility of me living/practicing there. As you prob know, USC places like 90% of its grads in the LA area.

However, I'd have to balance that with losing my 1L GPA, and my 10k a year scholarship at USC, and moving away. I'm not sure that transferring to GULC is the right choice, but I'd like the option and curious about my chances.